Going Off the Grid
By Betsy Richter | August 28, 2009
I’m on vacation as of 5:01 pm today. It’s been a break that I sorely need. A break that I’ve been longing for. And it’s coming just in time (my poor co-workers have felt the sharp edges of my crispy-crunchiness for days now.) So tomorrow morning, I’m setting off for this place. I’ll walk along [...]
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Celebrations and rememberances
By Betsy Richter | May 25, 2009
Today, my young daughter turned eleven. She’s teetering on the edge of womanhood — not afraid to flip me an eyeroll and a hairflip in one breath, then snuggle up next to me to give me a bear-crushing hug and exuberant kiss five minutes later. She’s thrilled at the gift of her very own cell [...]
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Unwiring…or is that de-wiring?
By Betsy Richter | May 31, 2008
You can count on me to find the metaphor in the mundane. Sure, it’s often tortured. Stretched and/or mangled beyond belief. But I don’t seem to stray very far from the ‘every story must have a deeper, more profound meaning’ vein these days. I’ve spent this evening de-cluttering my office area. A slimmer, more responsive [...]
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A matter of perspective
By Betsy Richter | May 26, 2008
Today has been a bad day. I’m still recovering from yet another sinus infection that I’m not rebounding from as fast as I’d like, despite the antibiotics and plenty of sleep. I have a headache that hasn’t stopped since Wednesday. Plus, my three-day kid-free weekend got interrupted by the premature return of both kids mid-day [...]
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Dear Boss: I was late to work today…
By Betsy Richter | March 18, 2008
…because I had to watch our next President make one of those speeches my grandchildren will be learning all about in history classes 40 years from now. And yes, even though there’s YouTube and instant transcripts and TiVo, well – I had to watch it live. You understand, right? Thanks.
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